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LOT 0931
Roman Bronze Mount with Head of Eros
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.71 grams, 24 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, the mask with broad facial features and swept hair; stud to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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